Marlins meet the Nationals with 1-0 series lead

Washington Nationals (61-69, fourth in the NL East) vs. Miami Marlins (65-64, third in the NL East)

Miami; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Jake Irvin (2-7, 5.80 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 72 strikeouts); Marlins: Eury Perez (6-9, 3.23 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 133 strikeouts)

LINE: Marlins -186, Nationals +154; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins play the Washington Nationals with a 1-0 series lead.

Miami has a 39-25 record in home games and a 65-64 record overall. The Marlins have the ninth-best team ERA in MLB play at 3.95.

Washington is 34-33 on the road and 61-69 overall. The Nationals have the seventh-best team on-base percentage in MLB play at .325.

Saturday's game is the eighth time these teams meet this season. The Marlins are ahead 6-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Otto Lopez has a .307 batting average to lead the Marlins, and has 29 doubles, seven triples and nine home runs. Javier Sanoja is 11 for 31 with two home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.

CJ Abrams leads the Nationals with a .279 batting average, and has 25 doubles, three triples, 29 home runs, 46 walks and 91 RBIs. Keibert Ruiz is 13 for 34 with a home run and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Marlins: 5-5, .231 batting average, 3.66 ERA, even run differential

Nationals: 2-8, .226 batting average, 4.17 ERA, outscored by eight runs

INJURIES: Marlins: William Kempner: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Stowers: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Anthony Bender: 15-Day IL (shin), Robby Snelling: 60-Day IL (elbow), Max Meyer: 15-Day IL (neck), Andrew Nardi: 60-Day IL (ribs), Ronny Henriquez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adam Mazur: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Nationals: CJ Abrams: day-to-day (ankle), James Wood: 10-Day IL (oblique), Drew Millas: 10-Day IL (finger), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Connelly Early: 15-Day IL (elbow), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow), PJ Poulin: 60-Day IL (flexor), Richard Lovelady: 60-Day IL (tricep), Mitchell Parker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ken Waldichuk: 60-Day IL (forearm)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.